Visual Variations on Noguchi

Synopsis

A voice occasionally says a word or two: "on the sidewalk" or "lithium" or a woman's name. A hand-held camera frames parts of sculptures, or moves across their surfaces, sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly, almost always in close-up. The soundtrack, in addition to the voice, is discordant music. Light and shadows are paramount. Sometimes the camera repeats up and down movements; once, a set of jump cuts brings an object closer. The music can be shrill in contrast to the sculptures. Almost entirely of wood, they are the work of Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988): Abstract, usually smooth and rounded (but not always).

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Marie Menken
Sound	Music	Lucille Dlugoszewski
Crew	Title Graphics	Ralph Dorazio
Art	Sculptor	Isamu Noguchi
Department	Role	Name

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